Great-great-great grandfather’s grave

I have been here once before, but what a great surprise about the condition of this cemetery! The property on which this sits (on the top of a hill outside Scottsville, KY) was taken over by a conservancy group and, according to my brother, an ROTC group came in and cleared the overgrown brush from inside the fence, leaving one nice shade tree. For a sense of how this looked five years ago, see my post of his wife's headstone, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-08-19
Now it's just a beautiful place on the top of a hill.

1 year ago (“Another vintage tool”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-06-28
2 years ago (“St. Joseph's Church, Fremont, OH”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-06-28
3 years ago (“Well *this* worked out well!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-06-28
4 years ago (“Eastern Tailed-Blue”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-06-28
5 years ago (“Harnessed moth”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-28
6 years ago (“Mineral, animal or vegetable?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-28

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[Jane Anderson]

Oh, yes,much better kept now. It reminds me of a story I've heard about the cemetery in France where many men from D-Day are now buried. French school classes adopt a grave, learn about the history, try to learn more about the individual buried there, and tend to the grave throughout the year. So many life lessons in that tradition.

[Thom Mitchell]

@janeandcharlie That is so cool, Jane. Thanks for commenting with that!

[GaryW]

Very neat story, Thom! Great shot. What do the hands on the tombstone signify?